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- FUNDADOLL2 months agoSeasoned Rookie
true yes
- Redrogue602 months agoSeasoned Veteran
I would pay very good money for a Game Pack that had these things listed below:
I'd Call It: "Proper Pet Care" or "Pampered Pet Pack" "Stuff we should have added in the first place"
- Add Veterinary Career - Not just the Skill and a few perks we got when you own a Vet Clinic. But an actual fleshed out Career with Chance Cards and crossover with Discover University.
- Pet Jobs - With Appropriate Uniforms
- Cats
- Entertainment - Much like Sims 2
- Therapy
- Dogs
- Entertainment - Again like Sims 2
- Fire
- Police
- Military
- Search & Rescue
- Therapy
- Horses
- Entertainment - They didn't have this in Sims 2 but I was inspired by Mr. Ed
- Police
- Therapy
- Cats
- Update for Veterinary Care
- Preventative Shots
- Heartworm Pills & the Fun of Giving Them
- Paying license Fees
- Update to Pet Beds
- Designate which Pet goes to which Bed like we can already with the Sim's Beds
- Be able to tell Pets to go to Bed
- Being able to "Tuck them in" with a blanket
- Sing Lullabies to Puppies & Kittens
- Update to Bird Baths
- Clean
- Dump Water
- Fill with Water
- Upgrade: Add Water Fountain
- Add Bird Animations like the Bird Feeder
- Update to Pet Care
- Brushing Teeth
- Cleaning Ears
- Applying Salve to Paw Pads and Noses
- Update to Pet Behavior
- Both Dogs & Cats like Laying by the Lit Fireplace
- Update to Butler
- Ask to Walk the Dog
- Ask to Brush the Dog or Cat
- Update to Knitting
- Being able to make Pet Sweaters
- Update to Flower Arranging - Just a little something as a small "Refresh" to Flower Arranging
- Able to make Flower Crowns & Leis
- Island Living
- Weddings
- Able to make Flower Crowns & Leis
- Update to Weddings
- Dogs as Ring Bearers, like they originally planned for the Wedding Pack
- Dog Yoga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDcDNibS4aA
- Add Henri LeStank from Sims 1: Unleashed (Also inspiration from Stinky Skunk from Sims 2) back to the game
- Appears randomly on lots smelling flowers
- If a Sim tries to pet him or a Pet tries to mess with him they get sprayed
- Sprayed Sims and Pets will smell very badly to other Sims and they will need to bathe in a special bath to remove the smell
- You can Watch, Shoo or Pet the Skunk
- You can call for Animal Control to remove the Skunk from a Lot and they will call back and say he was released elsewhere
- They will threaten before spraying giving Sims and Pets to back off
- Skunks are the only Pet to have an Aspiration and its Romance
- Henri will fall in love with any Black & White Female Cat
- World where Henri will mostly be seen in Hensford, Moonwood Mills,
- They will Hibernate in Winter and are crepuscular
- Add a Simlish Cover of "How Much is That Doggy in the Window?" & "Teddy Bear Picnic"
- Pet Store Community Lot Assignment
- Own-able
- Pet Adoption Kennels
- Cat & Dog Mannequins
- Toy Kiosk
- Treat Bar https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/oyYHZYT3B4GYx3mUNKkW3D7G1xLyiuXTr1a1K8dxag72NVpw9mGYgOr4pgCkRn1jS1RcWUzRrjk_ocOwBdIMEKvOXjmrrPBAO3bPTd_2W-kB0YW_g8NkQFYa80gxROXxfNbR7DIX
- Collar Kiosk
- Bird Cages & Perches - Big & Beautiful think Victorian style, oh and upgradeable like the Chicken Coop https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2f/37/28/2f3728399739878231975290658cab98.jpg
- Pet Food Shelves
- Grooming Spa Lot Assignment - This is an area where you can be straightforward like in most Dog Grooming Situations or You could go the more fun route and go more ridiculous.
- Grooming Table
- Drying & Brushing
- Being able to apply Nail Polish to Dog's Claws
- Spraying them with Dog Cologne
- Holding Kennels
- Infrared Aromatherapy Drying Cage
- Standard Grooming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odEVi59ATfk
- Something a bit more fun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZEC0bpKbSs
- Grooming Table
- Companion Birds - Implemented Similarly to how they were in Sims 2
- Canaries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St-yQZ2Msvs&list=RDCMUC6xUKNWGlU_5zSZoWWPnyCw&index=4
- Cockatoos - Two words - Dancing Cockatoo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF7xTTvU2sM&t=121s
- Love Birds
- Macaws - Blue Gold, Catalina
- Owls
- Parrots - Teachable for Speaking. "Polly Want a Cracker?"
- Parakeets
- Peregrin Falcons - Teachable for hunting
- Ravens (Yes I know that we sort of got one in Life & Death. Here's a chance for improvement as they were…disappointing. They are natural mimics so there is something)
- Dog Park Community Lot Assignment - Not just a standard Park with Dog props on it
- Park Activities
- Agility Course - I know there are Agility Course pieces in Game, I play the Game. I mean as a requirement for the Lot Assignment.
- Competitions
- Agility Contest
- Best in Show
- Park Activities
- Nicer Pet Beds - OP is correct the past games had better Pet Beds
- Dog Houses in varying styles and levels of expense. - There is a huge market in real life for custom Dog Houses, many times to match the owners actual home or even more fanciful designs. Often these houses come with Upgrades like Heating & Cooling or little Bone Shaped Wading Pools. Here is a list of a few design styles that I thought might be cute or at least fitting with current and past packs.
- Brownstone
- Castle
- Colonial
- Cottage
- Double Gallery Style from New Orleans
- Fairy
- Gothic Victorian for Vampire Homes and regular Victorian Homes (i.e Color Choices)
- Log Cabin
- Pirate Ship
- Sand Castle
- Shack
- Stucco for South Western & Cycladic Architecture (White w/ Blue Roof for Cycladic)
- Tiki Hut
- Werewolf Themed (Although Shack could hypothetically cover it given the nature of its World)
- CAP Assets
- Additional Cat Breeds Update
- Aegean
- Arabian Mau
- Cyprus
- York Chocolate
- Additional Dog Breeds Update (I tried to be International in the Breeds I selected also ones that had something Unique about them)
- Affenpinscher
- Bassett Hound
- Brittany Spaniel
- Carpathian Shepherd
- Catahoula Leopard Dog
- Chinese Crested
- Dogue de Bordeaux
- Japanese Chin
- Komondor
- Neapolitan Mastiff
- Norwich Terrier
- Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
- Transylvanian Hound
- Seasonal & Holiday Themed Collars, Bow Ties & Charms
- Autumn
- Diwali
- Easter Bunnies
- Hanukkah
- Love Day
- Snowflake Day
- Spooky Day
- Spring
- St. Patrick's Day
- Summer
- Winter
- Pet Costumes for Spooky Day & Costume Party Events
- Astronaut
- Bumblebee
- Dracula
- Fairy
- Fireman
- French Maid
- Ghost
- Hotdog
- Leprechaun
- Lion
- Pirate
- Sherlock Holmes
- Skeleton
- Clothing
- Rain Coats
- Doggles & Foot Protection
- Life Vests for Being in Boats
- Dog Coats in Herringbone and Tweed
- Ugly Sweaters for Snowflake Day
- "Burberry" Dog Sweater
- Additional Cat Breeds Update
- Janaque2 months agoRising Adventurer
So sad that's what we deserve and will never get outside of mods.
- Player_jp5s5eav2 months agoSeasoned Ace
Truthfully it would be nice if they'd tweak the beds in Cats & Dogs to not be flat as pancakes. Would that be an incredibly hard endeavor? 🤔
Though, yes, I would love at least a Kit that gives more modern dog and cat things. Bolster beds, those tent/cave-like beds for small breeds and outdoor dog and cat houses (people who love animals will place out shelters for strays). It would also be nice to have cat trees without patterns randomly added to the occasional swatch or one of those novelty scratchers that look like a cactus. Dogs could have chew toys shaped as bones or newspapers. There could be treat jars that don't look like they are solely meant for dogs.
Moreso... how about a little more cat and dog decor for the house? Recently going through all the items in Cats & Dogs, there isn't a lot of clutter or decor that dog and/or cat lovers would use to decorate their bedrooms or offices.
The painting is huge with two swatches featuring a dog and two for a cat, there is calendar with two swatches for dogs and two for cats, there are two statues for each, a motivational poster for each and a succulent planter for each, a single bed that has two dog prints and one cat print (I was disappointed the double bed with the quilt cover didn't have swatches to match the dog and cat swatches on the big pet bed), two Blarffy-sized stuffed animals for a dog and cat each and a really funky kid's bed that likely doesn't get much use even if you have child Sim who is obsessed with dogs or cats. That isn't much for a dog or cat dedicated theme for a room.
What animal lover doesn't have a cup/mug/tumbler with a dog or cat theme to it? How about a more reasonably sized stuffed animal of a dog or cat that is decorative? Book or magazine clutter that features a dog and/or cat on the cover? More reasonably sized pictures or posters of a dog and/or cat? (Like the kind you'd stick on a shelf or a desk.) More cute planters? A tasteful lamp (maybe similar to the stained glass one in C&D) that features a dog and/or cat pattern. A cute poof (like the one in Snow Escape) that has dog or cat swatches.
I'd love to have some things like that. - Player_jp5s5eav2 months agoSeasoned Ace
Cats & Dogs already have a Veterinary Career... unless you mean one that isn't active.
'Not sure about how I feel in regards to dogs and cats having careers in entertainment, but the service and security careers would be cool.
Update for Veterinary care... I could see preventative shots and paying license fees, but getting into specifics like heart worms kind of crosses the balance of realism and fantasy of the game. As it goes, all the illnesses, minus fleas, are silly, made-up ones... much like all illnesses in the game.
Update for designating beds for pets and training them to use them when they go to sleep would be nice. Though if they are only napping, they can nap where they please.
Update to bird baths... Some players might like the chores added in. I'd probably stop using them, though. I do like the idea of adding bird animations.
Update to pet care... again, some players might like the chores added in, but if we go into that, we may as well update the infants, toddlers and children to learn to brush their teeth, clean their ears properly as well. As for our older Sims, that would be a hygiene necessity with consequences if the Sim neglects to do it regularly.
Update to pet behavior... I'm pretty sure that is one of the options in the hidden traits. They get downright fixated on it whenever it is turned on.
Cross Pack things... Update to butler? Cool. Update to knitting? Yes. Update to flower arranging? What does that have to do with animals? Update to weddings? Eh... good luck with that one. Wedding Stories still is not a walk in the park. Dog yoga? Er... I guess so?
Pet Store... sure. Like a lot of things, I feel things like stores should be tweaked in the game and made a necessity, though. When it comes to shopping for clothes, it seems silly since you tend to go into CAS and already give them the styles you want them to wear... multiple ones even. With groceries, unless you use a certain lot trait, your fridge is apparently always stocked as long as you have the funds. You can get any object from going into build/buy. A lot of things these days your Sim can just order over the phone and have magically appear in their inventory. The only thing my Sims ever really need to go out shopping for is vet health treats.
Bird Cages and Perches... Well if they ever introduce birds properly to the game... maybe. But by the looks of the crow in Life and Death, it is connected to that perch and that perch alone... much like how the rodents in My First Pet Stuff are connected to their homes.
Grooming Spa lot... I'm left thinking of Spa Day but them doing a separate pack centered on animals and not so much on this game pack you are promoting.
Companion Birds would likely also be part of some other pack they might cook up. A pack that introduces the other sorts of pets that are missing from the game. Also, L&D's bird is a crow, not a raven.
There is a Dog Park lot in Cats & Dogs already... with an agility course. No competitions, though.
Nicer pet beds indeed!
Er... dog houses of various styles... I could see them doing maybe two or three options that are standard... but the ones listed? For that sort of berth, it would be more interesting if they made it so you could go into build mode and make a functional dog house in whatever style you want it to be.
CAP assets? It is always nice to be able to find your breed. Additions on that is always good. Seasonal themed collars and charms, costumes and so on... would likely make more sense if added to Seasons when holidays and weather changes actually take place.
- Redrogue602 months agoSeasoned Veteran
Ah a point by point nitpick of my post….so enjoyable! I'd tell you what you can go do…but you likely have a point by point list.
- Player_jp5s5eav2 months agoSeasoned Ace
I'm not sure what the context of your reply is, but that is just me. I'm not purposely trying to ''nitpick". I'm just responding to what you have written in regards to personal opinions and in some cases curiosity as to how EA would make the ideas work in the game.
Ah... reading your third sentence a third time. Ah. Got it. I'm sorry you interpreted that way. Thanks for trying to keep your response relatively neutral? 🤔 admittedly, when people do that, I don't really catch on. Again, sorry. That is about all I can say.
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